Softly Spoken peony
Paeonia 'Softly Spoken'
APS Registry
USDA zones4 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size3 to 6.5 feet tall3 to 5 feet wide
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- Cream, coral-red shading, deep pink edges
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Softly Spoken' peony (Paeonia 'Softly Spoken') is a shrub for borders, cut flowers, cottage gardens, and specimen planting. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, loamy soil. Derek Irvine bred it, and it blooms in early to late spring with cream flowers shaded coral-red and edged deep pink. It is not a favorite of deer or rabbits, though hungry ones will eat almost anything. Butterflies visit the blooms.
Pairs well with False indigo, Niobe clematis, Big bluestem, and Grape hyacinth.